It's honestly hard to know what I can really even say about this film that hasn't already been said. I know that I'm supposed to give my thoughts on this film, but what can you even say about Monty Python and the Holy Grail? It's hilarious. Go watch it.
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Okay, no, I'm kidding. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, one of the silliest movies ever, but also probably one of the funniest. I'm a huge Python fan, and the three movies (not counting And Now For Something Completely Different or Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl) are some of my favourite comedies ever. None of them are my favourite comedy (foreshadowing), but all of them come damn close. Holy Grail is often considered the best of the bunch, and I can see why. It's low budget, and absolutely ridiculous, but it's a near perfect comedy film, one that undoubtedly deserves the acclaim it gets. So, for those who don't know, what is Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Well, King Arthur is on a quest to find Knights of the Round Table (who dance when they are able). That is, until God tells them to find the Holy Grail, and then the search is on. I'll admit, the first time I saw this movie, I wasn't actually a huge fan of it. I mean, the opening and ending scenes felt like they dragged on quite a bit. But it was only on rewatch, when I knew about both of those jokes, that I really appreciated them, and now I think they're absolutely hilarious. They're two great cases of fourth wall breaking in film, though I think that they can both be a little jarring the first time around.
From there, the film tells joke after joke and it's absolutely hilarious. I could talk about each scene, but chances are, you already know them all. The Black Knight, the witch trial, the wedding, Castle Anthrax, the French Taunters, the Trojan Rabbit, Scene 24, the Rabbit of Caerbannog, the Bridge of Death, the Knights Who Say Ni, the list goes on. These are gags that have gone down in history as some of the funniest scenes in the history of cinema, and I can see why. The idea behind them are so simple, but so silly, and the film just embraces that silliness and it's hilarious because of that. I love ridiculous humour (as you'll see later), and this film just nails that so well. It's simple sure, but you've got to love how much they can do with these ideas, how funny they can make them.
So why was I a little disappointed the first time I watched this movie? Well, honestly, maybe it's because, if you're not in on some of the jokes, watching it for the first time can be a little strange. Love it or hate it, you have to admit that there are few movies like it, and watching something like that without prior knowledge can honestly take you by surprise. Don't get me wrong, I've seen it many times since and I love it every time, but it's just this movie is so surreal the first time you see it. Like I remember seeing the ending, and being like "That's it? That's how it ends?". Now though, I get it, and I think that the ending is hilarious. So is most of the film actually. It's definitely one of the funniest films of it's time, albeit one that you probably need to see more than once to really get it.
So, in conclusion, what do I think of Monty Python and the Holy Grail? I love it. Absolutely. Maybe I didn't fall in love with it first time around, but since then? I'd call it one of the funniest films I've seen. It only gets even funnier, sillier and more charming with every rewatch. Almost every joke hits bullseye, and the writing is just so fantastically funny, as is the acting. Everything works here, and it's not hard to see why so many people love this movie, why so many call it one of the funniest films ever made. I'd say go see it, but who am I kidding, you probably already have.
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